by James Crugnale | 11:06 pm, April 28th, 2012 Ousted Current TV host Keith Olbermann was not amused by Jimmy Kimmel's jokes at his expense at the White House Correspondents Dinner. “Funny that Jimmy Kimmel ripped me after his...

It's a lesson this year's host Jimmy Kimmel learned in real time, as his comments about the New Jersey's governor's weight landed with a thud. That was not another joke about his weight! More successful were Kimmel's wry jokes...

The Republican presidential candidates are trying to avoid a debate on contraception and instead are looking to keep the focus of their criticism on President Barack Obama. CNN anchor John King asked the candidates to address their views of...

Rick Santorum on Tuesday became latest GOP presidential hopeful to get the glitter bomb treatment, just hours after Ron Paul suffered the same fate on Monday night. Activist Ben Egerman, who had previously glitter bombed former Bush advisor Karl...

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Mashable is tracking Tuesday's Florida primary live on social media. Mitt Romney rolled to victory in the Florida primary on Tuesday, dispatching an insurgent threat from Newt Gingrich and reclaiming his dominant position as he urged Republicans to rally...

Rand Paul, R-Ky., son of Republican presidential candidate, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, campaigns for his father at Windham High School in Windham, NH Paul says he was stopped briefly by security at the Nashville airport, Monday, Jan. Kentucky Senator...

Moments after the polls closed in South Carolina, the networks called the primary for Newt Gingrich. The exit polls show Gingrich winning big among conservatives, self-described Tea Party supporters, evangelicals, and late After a surprisingly resounding win in South...

By Dan Weil Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich has taken the top spot for the first time in poll averages compiled by The New York Times and Real Clear Politics for Saturday's South Carolina primary. The Times average has...

The candidate lashes out after host John King opens a Republican presidential debate with a question about his ex-wife, and the audience loves it. If the opening moments of Thursday night's CNN debate is any indication, bashing the mainstream...

And, then, there were 4. Perry's sudden departure from the race mixes up the dynamic for tonight's debate. Expect nasty exchanges between Romney and Gingrich. The wild card is Santorum, who is quickly fading in the polls. 4:44PM When...

With less than 48 hours to go before Republican voters in South Carolina decide who they want to nominate, the four remaining candidates hit the current president, the news media — and each other. The debate sponsored by CNN...

Tonight's South Carolina Debate. By W. James Antle, III on 1.16.12 @ 11:23PM. Mitt Romney was off his game tonight, more awkward and unprepared than I've seen him during this campaign. But I'm not sure the most effective attacks...

By David Cotey Recall Walker signs line the wall inside the St. Croix County Democrats office in the professional office building at 901 Fourth Street in Hudson. A statewide recall election for Gov. Scott Walker could cost more than...

WASHINGTON — Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich says he thinks his performance in debate against fellow Republicans shows he's best qualified to take on President Barack Obama in the fall. Gingrich tells "CBS This At last Saturday's debate in...

Submitted by Robert Sickel This week's caption challenge will not be posted until Tuesday afternoon. We sincerely apologize for whatever mental distress. Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman got a kiss from a dog named “Jeter” while he campaigned last...

Almost from the outset, Jon Huntsman's White House candidacy was completely mystifying. I was in Liberty Park in New Jersey for his announcement and flew on his campaign plane to New Hampshire for his first event. by Michelle Cottle...

By PHILIP ELLIOTT AP CHARLESTON, SC — Jon Huntsman staked his entire presidential campaign on New Hampshire in the hopes he could emerge from the shadow of fellow Mormon Mitt Romney to become a legitimate competitor. Republican presidential candidate...

Huntsman to Drop Out of GOP Race, Endorse Romney. By JIM RUTENBERG AND JEFF ZELENY CHARLESTON, SC — Jon M. Huntsman Jr. will announce Monday that he is ending his bid for the Republican presidential nomination and endorsing Mitt...

Read conservative news, blogs and opinion about 2012, 2012 Elections and Mitt Romney from The Weekly Standard, the must read magazine available in online edition. And with Mitt Romney one step closer to the Republican nomination, Obama's campaign is...

The chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee on Tuesday pounced on Mitt Romney's comment from the previous day about how he likes to “fire people,” saying it demonstrates the Republican candidate's “insensitivity and callousness. By Dan Eggen As New...

According to the Public Polling Policy poll of likely New Hampshire Republican primary election voters released Sunday, 10 percent of the more than 17000 New Hampshire residents polled identified themselves as being between the ages of 18 and 29....

But's he beating out Jon Huntsman's 4% and Buddy Roemer's 1%. Even if Huntsman finishes second in New Hampshire tonight it doesn't speak well for his prospects down the line that he's running behind Stephen Colbert. PHOENIX — The...

One of the things to pay attention to in Mitt Romney's latest South Carolina ad is his implicit defense of the state's “right-to-work” law, which makes it more difficult for unions to organize. Indiana GOP zeroes in on 'right...

By Lindsey Boerma KEENE, NH – With a well-reviewed debate performance and accompanying jumps in crowd sizes, news media coverage and donations, Jon Huntsman said Sunday he's starting to see the “light at the end of the tunnel” in...

Rick Santorum has social conservatives to thank for his strong showing in Iowa, but his ability to win the GOP nomination and defeat President Obama will hang on his economic message. So it's a good moment to sort the...

WASHINGTON — Losing his Senate seat might have been the best thing that ever happened to Rick Santorum's bank account. In 2006, the Republican presidential hopeful earned about $200000 from his Senate salary and book royalties. RICK SANTORUM was...

WASHINGTON — When the Iowa General Assembly reconvenes for its 2012 session on Wednesday, one of the first items on its agenda will be the legislation known as "right to work," which scores of labor supporters from around the...

You need JavaScript enabled to view it KENDALLVILLE — A protest against a right-to-work law for Indiana drew some 40 people to a busy intersection in Kendallville Saturday. The group carried signs and held banners at the corner of...

AP Photo. The Republican presidential candidates squabbled over spending, leadership, national security and military service here Saturday night, with Rick Santorum thrown on the defensive over his record in Congress and NH GOP Debate Pre-Mortem. By Aaron Goldstein on...

Rick Santorum has a Google search results obstacle. Rick Santorum isn't the only person or even business having a Google search engine issue as a number of businesses today are hiring help for their online reputation Rick Santorum doesn't...

By NBC's Ali Weinberg COLUMBIA, SC – The daughters of two presidential candidates – Newt Gingrich and Jon Huntsman – made appeals on behalf of their fathers to a Republican women's club here tonight, one damning her father's opponents...

Rick Santorum has a Google search engine problem. Rick Santorum isn't the only person or even business to have a Google search engine challenge as quite a few. The NAACP on Wednesday blasted Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum for...

Rick Santorum, who came in a close second in Iowa, prepared for a town-hall-style meeting Wednesday night in Brentwood, while Representative Michele Bachmann of Minnesota ended her campaign and Gov. Rick Perry of Texas prepared to gear back up...

Did I underestimate Rick Santorum, screwing up my Iowa predictions. In addition to his win — and this is a win even if Mitt Romney somehow scrounges up a five-vote margin over Santorum — the former senator gave a...

PHILIP ELLIOTT 01/ 4/12 12:49 AM ET AP WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Texas Gov. Rick Perry said Tuesday that he would head home "to determine whether there is a path forward" for his White House bid after he...

JOHNSTON, Iowa — Rick Santorum didn't attract much attention a few weeks ago. On December 15, the former Pennsylvania senator drew about 20 people, plus two reporters, to an event in the town of Sac City, Iowa. As the...